cut-in

[ kuht-in ]

noun

1. Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:

   We will insert a cut-in of the letter as she reads it.

2. Radio and Television. a commercial or other announcement inserted by a local station into a network broadcast.
3. the act of cutting in, as on a dancing couple.

cut in

verb

1. Alsocut into introften foll byon to break in or interrupt
2. intr to interrupt a dancing couple to dance with one of them
3. intr (of a driver, motor vehicle, etc) to draw in front of another vehicle leaving too little space
4. informal.
   tr to allow to have a share
5. intr to take the place of a person in a card game

noun

1. Also calledinsert films a separate shot or scene inserted at a relevant point

Word History and Origins

Origin of cut-in¹

First recorded in 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase cut in

Example Sentences

As a girl, Saada Arbane had her throat cut in an Islamist militant attack that wiped out most of her family, and now communicates through a speaking tube.

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Unions said the move was "deeply distressing news" - coming on top of 400 job cuts in 2023 - to staff whose "morale was already low".

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She said while the government was seeking an "immediate" cut in prisoner numbers, it also needed a "sustained" decrease.

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This is likely to mean a cut every other Bank of England interest rate meeting - so nothing next month, but then a further cut in early February.

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In addition to the cuts in the UK, Ford will be shedding 2,900 jobs in Germany and another 300 in the rest of Europe.

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Related Words

• break in
• move in